The Hechinger Report – Jill Barshay
We think of the teen years as a worrisome period when some kids can spiral downward, developing anxieties and addictions. But Ron Dahl, who directs the Institute for Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley, argues that adolescence is actually a second opportunity to invest in children because of the enormous brain development during this period. “It’s a perfect storm of change,” said Dahl, speaking before education reporters at a Feb. 27, 2020 seminar on adolescent learning and well-being in Berkeley, California